Macaila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Macaila is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Macaila mean?
Hebrew: variant of Michaela, feminine of Michael
“who is like God?”
Variant of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael.
Is Macaila a girl's or a boy's name?
Macaila is a girls' name.
How popular is Macaila in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Macaila in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macaila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
Nicknames for Macaila
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Macaila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Makayla, Mikayla, Mckenna, Isabella, Montana, Eliza, Magdalena, Anna, Mariah, Mckayla, Brianna, Mariama
Names related to Macaila
Makaila, Mackayla, Macayla, Makala, Makailah, Makalia, Machaela, Macaela
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Macaila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/macaila, updated 20 October 2026.